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Year: 2026

Trump announces $700 million in new support for coal industry

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry, with an announcement expected Thursday to spend nearly $700 million to support coal-fired power plants and coal exports. A…

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Governor Gordon Signs Executive Order “Data Centers the Wyoming Way”

  “We welcome investment, jobs, and economic opportunity while protecting our communities, our natural resources, and our citizens from unintended costs.” Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) signed Executive Order 2026-03, “Data Centers the Wyoming Way” establishing theWyoming Data Center Development Framework…

Candidates who filed for municipal offices in Star Valley & Cokeville

The candidate filing period for municipal, county, state and federal offices closed in Wyoming on May 29. Here is list of candidates who filed to run for mayor and town council positions in the towns of Alpine, Star Valley Ranch,…

Candidates who filed for municipal offices in southern Lincoln County

The candidate filing period for municipal, county, state and federal offices closed in Wyoming on May 29. Here is list of candidates who filed to run for mayor and town council positions in the towns of Kemmerer, Diamondville, Cokeville, LaBarge…

A record-breaking 2026 Track Season

  • Nine school marks were broken or tied The Star Valley track and field program had multiple new school records set in 2026. So many in fact that it seems a look back at the past three months is…

Visser qualifies for NCAA Nationals for second-straight year

Former Star Valley High School standout, Peter Visser, is headed back to the NCAA National Championship representing Weber State University. Visser, now a senior for the Wildcats, ran a time of 8:37.57 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the NCAA…

AI companies are barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts. A look at the biggest players

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings this year at eye-popping valuations. From Anthropic to SpaceX to OpenAI, tech giants are looking to take their shares public to…

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SVHS welders complete construction of memorial markers

  • Community rallies to honor Star Valley’s fallen soldiers   Four Star Valley High School welding students have completed the construction of 30 Gold Star Monuments that the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars plan to place…